MP questions desal plant open day

The Member for Currumbin, Jan Stuckey, has questioned the purpose of an open day on Sunday at the Tugun Desalination Plant on the Gold Coast.

Ms Stuckey says she was under the impression the plant would be officially "switched on" this Sunday, but believes that is no longer the case.

Premier Anna Bligh has told Parliament, Gold Coast residents will be able to take guided tours of the plant and sample the water.

"I thank the residents of that end of the Gold Coast for their patience during this construction period, it has been a very big work site, it has seen lots of busy traffic, trucks going through, they had to relocate I think the soccer club, a lot of community disruption and as the local Member knows that is coming to an end as the construction is completed," she said.

Ms Stuckey says there is nothing new about guided tours and water tasting.

"That is something that has been available to certain people for several months, you've been able to taste this water for several months, so really what Sunday was going to be all about was thanking the local people, but also turning on the tap so that we actually had water going through those pipes commencing this project," she said.